Earle has made no secret of his strong opinions throughout his career. While this song earned him a strong fanbase in the country scene, his 2004 song "John Walker's Blues" alienated many of those same fans. The song is sung from the perspective of John Walker Lyndh, an Islam converter captured as an enemy combatant in Afghanistan in 2001.

Regardless of his political views, Earle has remained a country-rock mainstay. Check him out tonight.